This smile is not a facade Really, it's not You wonder how I do it, unfazed by your sorrows As you pour your heart out to me
"You won't understand", you say "But thanks anyway, you have made me feel better" Maybe I don't. You cry of how your shoes got soaked in the rain When sleep doesn't even save me from my demons They reinforce them
Still, I swear it, this smile is real Today is not the day we lose Not when we've fought so hard, come this far Your fingers may be short, but longer than mine
Yet I know of several who would trade with me in a heartbeat So lemme keep my tales, tell you I'm ok Nothing you need to know about, trust me I can't let them haunt you, you wouldn't know how to hide it
It's taken me years of practice, after all Today isn't the day I give up Not when I've fought so hard, come this far Strength is all I know, though times come when it fails me But never fear, for when it fails I won't slit my wrists or jump the bridge
I'll sink, the pit in me, deep enough to drown in Misery loves company, you know The only company mine ever needs, is me So we will communion until I find the strength
To smile again Be your hope, again Everyone has their demons, dear friend